~Spring Break~ Welcome to the Weekend Spotlight! This week I am sharing a few photos from our Spring Break in California. We celebrated Easter, Spring Break and attended college tours for my son! Emotional, exhausting and lots of statistics oh and traffic! My daughter flew out from her college for Easter Weekend so we were all together [Read more…]
I Framed Measure Man
~measure man has been stuffed in a box for too long ~ And I decided it was time to let him out of the closet (and the box) and bring him into the kitchen. Let me back up. Ove the last year I have spent nights, while binge watching Scandal, The Americans and House of Cards, sorting [Read more…]
Denver Bronco Ditch Day.. I mean Parade
Oh Geez! I just gave both my boys permission to do something I would never have let their sister do when she was in high school! Not that she EVER would have used a 1/2 day off from school to attend a football parade in downtown Denver. This is a flashback photo of all three kids at a [Read more…]
The Making of a Denver Bronco Fan
my favorite Denver Bronco fan The making of a Denver Bronco fan starts early in Colorado. One of my children is a huge Denver Bronco fan! He was born in Colorado and indoctrinated into the blue and orange. His favorite color is blue and until I wrote this post I never considered it might be because of the Denver Broncos. Now [Read more…]
Pajama Program Charity
Please consider this charity to add to your gift exchanges and parties this holiday season. Read below to find out how my daughter and I got involved with the Pajama Program. Every Christmas my daughter and I host a mother-daughter ornament exchange. We host it the evening following finals. We began this tradition in my daughter’s [Read more…]
DIY Canvas Paint Party
Hi everyone- How is this for a Throwback Thursday! This project was before blogs and diy sites were as common as pop up ads! The fun part of this is it’s still a great project for you, your kids or a great birthday activity! Canvas and paint: a classic pairing! In this image I suggest [Read more…]
STOP TEXTING IN YOUR CAR!
I’m stepping up on my soapbox. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get drivers to stop texting while driving on the road, highway, or while stopped at a traffic light or sign. For some reason, drivers don’t count “stopped at the light” as driving. I don’t honk if I see drivers texting because I don’t want to further distract or startle the driver, [Read more…]
Dan Gutman: Book Series for Reluctant Readers
Welcome to the Back To School Series at I’m Not a Trophy Wife. For the month of August I am compiling suggestions that helped our family manage our youngest son’s reading delays. His diagnosis of mild dyslexia at the University of Colorado Speech and Hearing Center changed the direction of his academic path. I [Read more…]
How I bond with my boys afterschool
When my daughter left for college I was left with a house full of boys. At the time both our dogs were boys! And I found myself asking “the usuuu” questions: “How was school?” “Homework?” “Did you like your lunch?” You know the questions that inevitably have one word responses- bad mom questions! With their older [Read more…]
when your child leaves for college: pep talk for parents
grab a tissue…. This post is dedicated to all the parents of incoming college freshmen. The days leading up to departure are filled with excitement, fear, sadness, plans and a sense of new-ness that brings back the first day of kindergarten! New bedding, new backpacks, lamps, towels, toiletries, laundry bags… that list goes on and [Read more…]
Back to School Roundup
Hi there- I am so excited to join these bloggers and their great ideas for starting the school year on the right (or left) foot! Back to School Vignette from Farmhouse Chic Blog Ruler Succulent Planter from Elizabeth Joan Designs DIY Weekly Cork Board Organizer from Little House of Four How to Organize Math Problems [Read more…]
Closed Captioning Helps New or Struggling Readers
Closed Captioning is not just for those of us who can’t understand foreign accents while watching a movie. Turns out closed captioning helped my boys become better readers. Keep reading! As a family, we love to watch movies on the weekends. A few years ago we decided to add closed captioning while watching Pirates of [Read more…]
Children’s Artwork : Share it don’t store it
This project was inspired by my mom and how I didn’t want to store my children’s artwork! For the record, I am not throwing her under the bus, but does this sound familiar to any of you who grew up before 1990? My mom collected and stored her kids’ artwork the way she did coupons: haphazardly stored [Read more…]
